William Wilfred Young, 1927, Boston Fine Arts Museum

[cedricdedric]

William Snr worked as restorer at Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK 1900-37.He trained William Jnr, who was b. 1902, Oxford, married abt 1924 & took up post at Boston Museum, emigrating with 1st wife & infant son, also called William in 1927. Any info would help re children, 2nd wife, career, 1930 census etc,

Best Regards,
Cedric. UK

[liverpool annie]

Hi Cedric

I don't really know but I wonder if an email would yield any information - it might be worth a try!!

http://www.mfa.org/collections/index.asp?key=43

Annie

[liverpool annie]

I did find a William J Young travelling alone occupation "Art restorer"

Name       William Young
Date       23 Jun 1929
Age              23 years
Birth       1905
Background   English
Departure   Liverpool England
Ship               Franconia
Entry       Boston Massachusetts
Birthplace    Oxford England
Roll               346

Wondered if he was one of yours .....

Annie

[cedricdedric]

Thanks Annie,
I sent an email to mfa.org 2 days ago as Ashmolean contact said that he was taking up a post there.
That could be the right William, job description perfect, birth out by 2 yrs (might be pretending to be older), info I have says he went in 1927, but he could have returned to blighty and gone again in 1929.
Will check BMD again & get back,
Thanks again,
Cedric the hopeful...

[cedricdedric]

Subject was definitely William J
He started the research laboratory in 1928, made Head & served them for 49 yrs, reached Emeritus status in 1976, he married one of his associates, Florence Whitmore (believed to be 2nd wife)in 1981.
Has anyone contacts that can access the 1930 census USA
For Suffolk county, Mass. to maybe find 1st wife & family.
 
William J Young born about 1906 Oxford, England
 
I believe it's on the Ancestry site,
Cedric.

[liverpool annie]

Hi Cedric!


1930 Boston  Suffolk  Massachusetts
Name William J Young    24 1906 England Lodger Restorer  Art Museum

Annie

[cedricdedric]

Yep,
Claude Ortega kindly emailed me the complete sheet, are there any more of the Neale family on the previous sheet?
Regards,
Cedric.

[liverpool annie]

Hi Cedric

If you want the Neale family - post what you need OK?

Annie

[cedricdedric]

Looks like Neale family were split in two, jointly owning the house, I just wondered if there were any more on the enumerators previous sheet...
Cheers,
Cedric.